Software Carpentry and RSE 102 Workshops

From 4 to 7 October 2022, IntCDC, SimTech, FoKUS, SFB1313, and TIK will jointly organize a Software Carpentry workshop (SCW) and a Research Software Engineering (RSE) 102 workshop. The RSE 102 workshop builds thematically on the Software Carpentry workshop, but the workshops target different audiences:

1. The Software Carpentry workshop: doctoral researchers and students with no or only little experience in programming
2. The RSE 102 workshop: doctoral researchers only and expects a certain existing RSE knowledge.

Both workshops are free of charge and given in English.

About the Software Carpentry workshop

The Carpentries is a community initiative that provides programming tools for the daily routine of scientists. The content of the workshop will be as follows:

• Using the Unix shell
• Version control using Git
• Programming and creating diagrams with Python

The workshop will not only be about teaching fundamental programming skills, but also about how to automate and reproduce scientific processes as well as possible. For instance, after attending this workshop you will be able to:

• Automate repetitive tasks
• Establish a workflow for keeping track of your work
• Reproduce tabular data for analysis and visualization

About the RSE 102 workshop

This workshops will be builing up on the fundamentals (Unix shell, Git, Python) as learned during the Software Carpentry workshop and study methods and tools used to ensure good software engineering:

• Git workflows
• Containerization
• Testing and continuous integration
• Building and packaging
• Software design principles

Skills in these areas are crucial for developing or contributing to quality-assured software in collaborative environments and are very useful in today’s research landscape.

More information and registration

It is planned to give these workshops every 6-12 months. If you are rather new to RSE, it is recommended to start with the Software Carpentry workshop now and continue with the RSE 102 workshop at the next iteration.

Currently, it is planned to hold the workshops in person, but depending on the Corona virus situation, an online workshop is also possible. The premises are located on the Vaihingen campus, but have not yet been finalized and will be announced after registration

The number of participants is limited to 25 persons per workshop.

Registration deadline: Friday, 29 September 2022

Links

• Software Carpentry workshop: Registration via ILIAS. Do you have any questions? Please do not hesitate to contact the SCW team via carpentries@izus.uni-stuttgart.de
• RSE 102 workshop: For more information and registration, please visit the workshop website on Campus.